“In 1776, seeking revenge for raids committed by the militant Chickamauga faction of the Cherokees, militias from several colonies set out on a scorched-earth campaign designed to bring the entire Cherokee nation to its knees…. “Captain William Moore commanded a portion of the North Carolina soldiers. In early November, the expedition captured two Cherokee women […]
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Soldiers demanded auction of Cherokee women, child
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged capt william moore, cherokee, chickamauga, continental congress, greg o'brien, the native south, tim alan garrison on December 27, 2017 | Leave a Comment »